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2019-09-27	Time for revenge in Varsity Netball
2019-09-27	Time for revenge in Varsity Netball
2019-09-26	UFS scientists part of collaborative effort to fight (serial) tree killer
2019-09-26	UFS scientists part of collaborative effort to fight (serial) tree killer
2019-09-26	UFS are new student cross-country champions
2019-09-26	UFS are new student cross-country champions
2019-09-25	Science is the future: SANRAL expands its UFS maths and science investment programme
2019-09-25	Science is the future: SANRAL expands its UFS maths and science investment programme
2019-09-25	UFS #MentalHealth Runners hand over baton of hope to Stellenbosch University
2019-09-25	UFS #MentalHealth Runners hand over baton of hope to Stellenbosch University
2019-09-23	2019 Kovsies Multilingual Mokete Competition winners
2019-09-23	2019 Kovsies Multilingual Mokete Competition winners
2019-09-23	UFS permanent art collection on par with best in the country
2019-09-23	UFS permanent art collection on par with best in the country
2019-09-23	Prof LenkaBula promotes partnership with German University
2019-09-23	Prof LenkaBula promotes partnership with German University
2019-09-23	Kovsie women end fourth in Varsity Football
2019-09-23	Kovsie women end fourth in Varsity Football
2019-09-20	#Mokete a colourful celebration of language and multiculturalism
2019-09-20	#Mokete a colourful celebration of language and multiculturalism
2019-09-20	#UFSRun4MentalHealth: 973 km down, 100 km to go
2019-09-20	#UFSRun4MentalHealth: 973 km down, 100 km to go
2019-09-19	From UFS to Princeton University
2019-09-19	From UFS to Princeton University
2019-09-17	Festival celebrates growing global footprint at UFS
2019-09-17	Festival celebrates growing global footprint at UFS
2019-09-17	UFS Chancellor honoured by the NRF
2019-09-17	UFS Chancellor honoured by the NRF
2019-09-16	Kovsies pedal smoothie bike for #MentalHealth
2019-09-16	Kovsies pedal smoothie bike for #MentalHealth
2019-09-16	Women are not to blame
2019-09-16	Women are not to blame
2019-09-13	First #MentalHealth awareness run to Stellenbosch to bring hope
2019-09-13	First #MentalHealth awareness run to Stellenbosch to bring hope
2019-09-13	UFS position statement on xenophobia
2019-09-13	UFS position statement on xenophobia
2019-09-12	Going green: Kovsies plant 150 trees in 30 days
2019-09-12	Going green: Kovsies plant 150 trees in 30 days
2019-09-12	Kovsies netball team building up towards play-offs
2019-09-12	Kovsies netball team building up towards play-offs
2019-09-11	Learning festival empowers and develops
2019-09-11	Learning festival empowers and develops
2019-09-10	King Moshoeshoe Memorial Lecture: Africa desperate for thought leaders
2019-09-10	King Moshoeshoe Memorial Lecture: Africa desperate for thought leaders
2019-09-10	Research project examines variation between Sesotho, Setswana in Free State
2019-09-10	Research project examines variation between Sesotho, Setswana in Free State
2019-09-10	Student dialogue on xenophobia, cultural appropriation, and xenocentrism
2019-09-10	Student dialogue on xenophobia, cultural appropriation, and xenocentrism
2019-09-09	UFS says no to gender-based violence
2019-09-09	UFS says no to gender-based violence
2019-09-09	UFS Alumni honoured
2019-09-09	UFS Alumni honoured
2019-09-05	New Era dawns on Qwaqwa Campus
2019-09-05	New Era dawns on Qwaqwa Campus
2019-09-05	University of the Free State's position on Gender-Based violence
2019-09-05	University of the Free State's position on Gender-Based violence
2019-09-05	Yet another national record for Louzanne
2019-09-05	Yet another national record for Louzanne
2019-09-05	Early B and Simple Stories invigorate #Mokete stage
2019-09-05	Early B and Simple Stories invigorate #Mokete stage
2019-09-04	Kofi Yinkah recognised by Hesselbein Academy as global student leader
2019-09-04	Kofi Yinkah recognised by Hesselbein Academy as global student leader
2019-09-04	Kovsie Advice: Achieving your goals is possible
2019-09-04	Kovsie Advice: Achieving your goals is possible
2019-09-04	Architecture embodied in the completeness of the lived moment
2019-09-04	Architecture embodied in the completeness of the lived moment
2019-09-04	Arrangements for silent march on Bloemfontein Campus and Prayer Service on Qwaqwa Campus on 6 September 2019
2019-09-04	Arrangements for silent march on Bloemfontein Campus and Prayer Service on Qwaqwa Campus on 6 September 2019
2019-09-03	UFS/UCT workshops equip MMed students with research skills
2019-09-03	UFS/UCT workshops equip MMed students with research skills
2019-09-02	Two medals for Kovsie athletes at African Games
2019-09-02	Two medals for Kovsie athletes at African Games
2019-09-02	Getting to know our 2019 Abe Bailey dynamic duo
2019-09-02	Getting to know our 2019 Abe Bailey dynamic duo
2019-09-02	Precious Lesupi devotes her life to giving back
2019-09-02	Precious Lesupi devotes her life to giving back
2019-09-02	How British imperialism shaped South Africa’s education
2019-09-02	How British imperialism shaped South Africa’s education
2019-09-02	#WomenOfKovsies: Eunice Lebona is inspired by progression and achievement
2019-09-02	#WomenOfKovsies: Eunice Lebona is inspired by progression and achievement
2019-09-01	#WomenOfKovsies: Being a woman is being resilient – Esihle Mhluzi
2019-09-01	#WomenOfKovsies: Being a woman is being resilient – Esihle Mhluzi
2019-09-01	"South Africa belongs to all – not some – who live in it" – Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng
2019-09-01	"South Africa belongs to all – not some – who live in it" – Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng

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Rev Jaftha heads interim steering committee on community engagement

2008-11-20

The group that attended the first meeting of the proposed National Community Engagement Managers’ Forum.

Delegates, representing 13 higher educations institutions (HEIs) across South Africa, attended the first meeting of the proposed National Community Engagement Managers’ Forum in Stellenbosch.

Prof. Julian Smith, Vice-Rector: Community Interaction and Personnel of the Stellenbosch University (SU) delivered the keynote address “Consolidating community engagement at South African universities”. In his address he referred to the following: particularities of managing community service (CS) at HEIs, general management areas applicable to CS, the international and national impulses that pertain to CS, concepts and terminology and the lessons learnt, particularly in the case of SU.

Prof. Priscilla Daniels delivered a presentation on the Community-Higher Education-Services-Partnership (CHESP) initiative of the Joint Education Trust (JET) Education Services, as an important intervention in South African universities to support service-learning over the past ten years. Delegates had an opportunity to share their approaches to community service and community service learning as well as their challenges.

Steps were taken towards the establishment of a national forum for Community Engagement Managers. Issues that were discussed were the purpose, strategy, structure, relationship to other national and international structures as well as funding for community engagement initiatives at HEIs.

An interim steering committee, with Rev Kiepie Jaftha, Chief Director Community Service at the University of the Free State (UFS) as the convener, was elected to take the process further. The next meeting of the forum will be held at the UFS towards the end of March 2009.

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